Is Vande Sant Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Vande Sant on AmazonFull story →Van de Sant pitched sustainable furniture built from ocean-bound plastic waste in series 16, with founder Robert Milder after seventy thousand pounds for fifteen percent of the business, a deal Deborah Meaden agreed to.
Older accounts describe the company still manufacturing under its own name.
Two Trends The Dragons Take Seriously
The pitch sat right at the crossing point of two things Dragons take seriously: genuine environmental credentials, and a design product with real shelf potential, initially built for the spa and leisure trade before the founder planned a wider push into furniture retail generally.
Building frames from plastic waste pulled out of oceans and landfill gave the business a sourcing story that goes well past a green label stuck onto an otherwise ordinary product.
Where It Stands
Notes on file describe the company still manufacturing furniture from that same recycled material, with a working website showing a full catalogue built around the same environmental story pitched on the show.
This kind of brand tends to sell through its own channel and direct trade relationships rather than a mass marketplace, with the spa and leisure trade its first route to market.